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    The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens). The ancestor of the wild...
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    north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus). The English word yak originates from the Tibetan: གཡག་, Wylie: g.yag. In Tibetan...
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  • yak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A yak is a long-haired species of cattle. There are two types of yak: Domestic yak (Bos grunniens) Wild yak (Bos...
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    last seen 1969) Subgenus Poephagus Gray, 1843 Bos mutus (wild yak) Bos grunniens (domestic yak) †Bos baikalensis Subgenus Bison Hamilton Smith, 1827 (traditionally...
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    Bos domesticus Gaur, Bos gaurus Gayal, Bos frontalis Domestic yak, Bos grunniens Wild yak, Bos mutus Bos palaesondaicus†, Kouprey, Bos sauveli (possibly...
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    domesticated descendants, unlike the wild yak and wild water buffalo which are the ancestors of the domestic yak and water buffalo. Natural predators...
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    Poephagus (Gray, 1843) Bos mutus (Przewalski, 1883) – Wild yak Bos grunniens (Linnaeus, 1766) – Yak Subgenus Bos (Linnaeus, 1758) †Bos primigenius (Bojanus...
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    The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a wild goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west...
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  • Jianlin, M. Melletti, J. Burton, 2014, Wild yak (Bos mutus Przewalski, 1883), Ecology, Evolution and Behavior of Wild Cattle: Implications for Conservation...
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    "Red Bull". Anoa Aurochs Banteng Bison Kouprey Noah (gaur) Water buffalo Wild yak Zebu Drawings by Douglas Hamilton Largest organisms Suraprasit, K.; Jaegar...
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    The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent...
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    The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and...
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    Chinese dragon, a drum, or a monkey with a human face; and for the Kuiniu wild yak or buffalo. While Kui 夔 originally named a mythic being, Modern Standard...
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    genus Bos, which includes, among others, cattle, yaks and gaur, being most closely related to yaks. Bison are sometimes bred with domestic cattle and...
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  • "beautiful mountains, beautiful maidens" to them. The film was inspired by the Wild Yak Brigade, a real-life volunteer group that patrolled the Tibetan Plateau...
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    an age of 22 years in captivity, although the average recorded age in the wild ranges from 15 to 17 years. Common causes of mortality can include avalanches...
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    The wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) is an endangered species of camel endemic to Northwest China and southwestern Mongolia. It is closely related but...
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    Ovis (redirect from Wild sheep)
    sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia. Female sheep are called ewes, males...
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    Some species can reach impressive body-sizes such as wild water buffalo, wild yak, American bison, and European bison, which can weigh between 700 and 1...
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    (B. frontalis) Gaur (B. gaurus) Domestic yak (B. grunniens) Zebu (B. indicus) Banteng (B. javanicus) Wild yak (B. mutus) Cattle (B. taurus) Pseudoryx Saola...
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    within the ranges of their wild ancestors are the domestic buffalo (from the wild water buffalo), domestic yak (from the wild yak), zebu (from the Indian...
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    (a word also used to describe wild boar), sajino, or pecarí. The word javelina derives from the Spanish word for "wild boar". In French Guiana and Suriname...
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    domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. Wild goats are animals of mountain habitats. They are very agile and hardy, able...
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    Cattle (redirect from Wild bull)
    taurine-type cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of taurine cattle, zebu, and yak. The aurochs originally ranged throughout Europe, North Africa, and much...
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    in the United Kingdom and in some areas of Japan. In the United Kingdom, wild muntjac descended from escapees from the Woburn Abbey estate around 1925...
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    shapes of their horns. Those of bulls are widely-set, similar to those of wild yaks, growing outwards before arching forwards and upwards, eventually fraying...
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    members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by...
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    Szalata, M.; Bocianowski, J. & Słomski, R. (2012). "Tracking of wisent–bison–yak mitochondrial evolution". Journal of Applied Genetics. 53 (3): 317–322. doi:10...
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  • Ultra-strong, golden, smooth fabric finish with high shine Vicuña Vicuña Expensive, luxurious, soft Wool Sheep Warmth Yak fiber Wild Yak Heavy, warmth...
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    goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member...
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